Why our sickening media needs heavy dose of antibiotic in the form of Dr. Amir Liaquat.

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Why our sickening media needs heavy dose of antibiotic in the form of Dr Amir Liaquat.

By Ahmad Jawad

In countries with weak media regulations, traditional media over a period of time became like gods. They could judge anyone but nobody could judge them. Social Media has now started judging them. They are no more gods, they are watched under the radar of social media. When political corruption rotted the Journalism in Pakistan, people started looking for voices within media to expose them. Battles among media groups further fuelled the environment of exposing each other. Public loved to see them exposing each other and see their ugly faces behind colourful screens. Amir Liaquat a highly controversial Anchor but highly skilled with art of debate and logic stormed the arena of media battles. His ability to expose other anchors is par excellence. Under the current storm of exposing each other, Journalism definition becomes irrelevant because journalism died long ago with the birth of Agendas. Agendas which are sold and purchased making fool of poor nation. Journalism went under the thick and deep layers of ADs which otherwise are well regulated in civilised countries. Journalism also died under fake ratings, Journalism died when same media group got both licenses of electronic and print media which is a rare example in civilised world, journalism also died when a Government paid 12 Billion rupees in a year to print and electronic media for self promotion and running agenda of rulers, journalism also died when journalist was made Chief Minister of Punjab in interim Government to serve the interests of a political party, journalism died again in the hands of same journalist when he was rewarded with PCB highest post after puncture work, journalism breathed his last when a second rated journalist was made Chairman PEMRA to regulate journalism, journalism died when columnist were rewarded with Ambassadorship.

This kind of sickening journalism needs matching lethality of journalism which arrived in the form of Mubashir Luqman and Amir Liaquat.

Mubashir Luqman created quite a stir against the mafias of traditional media but finally lost battle against dead but united mafia of media so there is no more Mubashir Luqman like program.

At this stage, Amir Liaquat arrived to replace him.

Did we ever wonder why Mubashir Luqman and Amir Liaquat broke records of popularity not under fake rating of media but under transparent you tube views rating. Why today’s young generation sit in front of television only to see Amir Liaquat because they can find solace to their anguish against the cheap and non credible daily dose of journalism in talk shows. Amir Liaquat is a wake up call to media, if they don’t wake up, social media is definitely a death warrant for such journalism.